Competitive Information for Larvesta [Sword/Shield]
Bug / Fire
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Larvesta? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Sword/Shield Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Larvesta is a decent Bug and Fire-typed Pokemon. Larvesta is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield. Larvesta can be quite a contender in the LC tier (Little Cup). Larvesta is weak to Flying, Rock, and Water-typed attacks.
Item: Charti Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Flame Wheel
- Double-Edge / Facade
- Leech Life / U-turn
- Wild Charge / Zen Headbutt
Physical Sweeper Larvesta (Flame Body)
Larvesta is a sensational Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Larvesta recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge, Flare Blitz and Wild Charge. With Flame Body, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Larvesta will be burned. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Charti Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective rock-type attack then the Charti Berry gets consumed.
◆ Flame Wheel is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target. Thaws Larvesta).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Larvesta is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Larvesta recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ U-turn is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (Larvesta switches out after damaging the target).
◆ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
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Item: Eviolite
Ability: Swarm
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flame Charge / Wild Charge
- Flare Blitz
- Bug Bite
- Morning Sun / Zen Headbutt
Larvesta Physical Sweeper (Volcarona*)
Larvesta is a sensational Physical Sweeper for single battles. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Larvesta is not a Pokemon anyone usually expects sees on the battlefield until Eviolite was attached to it. If Eviolite is held by a Pokémon that is not fully evolved, it will raises the Defense and Special Defense of that Pokemon by 50%. With Swarm, at 1/3 or less of its max hp Larvesta's offensive stat is 1.5x with bug attacks. Larvesta s similar to Trapinch:they both have an attack stat higher or equal to their evolution(s). Larvesta has a base 80 attack, while Volcarona has only 60. Then again, Volcarona is special.
◆ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
◆ Flare Blitz is a physical STAB-boosted 120-base power Fire-type move (has 33% recoil. 10% chance to burn. Thaws Larvesta).
◆ Bug Bite is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Bug-type move (Larvesta steals and eats the target's berry).
◆ Morning Sun is a status move (heals your Larvesta by a weather-dependent amount).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Larvesta? These builds have been optimized for Sword/Shield Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Sword/Shield generation metagame.
Item: Charti Berry / Shell Bell
Ability: Flame Body
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Flare Blitz / Flame Wheel
- Double-Edge / Facade
- Leech Life / U-turn
- Wild Charge / Zen Headbutt
Doubles Physical Sweeper Larvesta (Flame Body)
Larvesta is popular Physical Sweeper for double battles. It's designed to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. The Shell Bell item option is to help Larvesta recover from the recoil damage it may take from Double-Edge, Flare Blitz and Wild Charge. With Flame Body, 30% chance a pokemon making contact with Larvesta will be burned. Facade's damage doubles when the user has a status affliction. With a Charti Berry equipped to it, halves damage taken from a supereffective rock-type attack then the Charti Berry gets consumed.
◆ Flame Wheel is a physical STAB-boosted 60-base power Fire-type move (10% chance to burn the target. Thaws Larvesta).
◆ Double-Edge is a physical 120-base power Normal-type move (has 33% recoil).
◆ Facade is a physical 70-base power Normal-type move (power doubles if Larvesta is burn/poison/paralyzed).
◆ Leech Life is a physical STAB-boosted 80-base power Bug-type move (Larvesta recovers 50% of the damage dealt).
◆ U-turn is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Bug-type move (Larvesta switches out after damaging the target).
◆ Wild Charge is a physical 90-base power Electric-type move (has 1/4 recoil).
◆ Zen Headbutt is a physical 80-base power Psychic-type move (20% chance to make the target flinch).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Larvesta learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
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Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Larvesta can perform in Sword/Shield. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive SS Move and Ability Combos for Larvesta
- Moves: Sunny day + Solar beam
- Moves: Safeguard + Thrash
- Moves: Swagger + Screech
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Red Card
- Move: Acrobatics + Item: Flying Gem
- Moves with Priority: Endure, Protect
- Moves that inflict status: Will-O-Wisp, Toxic
Moves that boost Larvesta's stats
- Amnesia
- Calm Mind
- Flame Charge
- Harden
Most notable and possible best moves for Larvesta
- Light Screen
- Protect
- Rest
- Toxic
- U-turn
Common Effort Values for Larvesta in Sword and Shield
- Adamant Nature ( 0/252/0/0/0/252 )
- Modest Nature ( 0/0/0/252/0/252 )
- Optimize Larvesta's EV spread for Pokemon Sword and Shield
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